Regular Council Meeting

"That the County Council Agenda for Wednesday, December 14, 2022 be approved, as amended, to include a discussion regarding 'Bill 23, More Homes Build Faster Act, 2022' under New Business."

"That the Minutes of the County Council Session of November 9, 2022 be approved as distributed and the determinations contained therein be deemed those of Council."

"That County Council receive the correspondence regarding ‘Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022’ for information, and a Council decision regarding the impacts of Bill 23 be

“That County Council receive Report 2022-151 ‘2023 Draft Budget and 10 Year Financial Plan’ and the PowerPoint presentation for information.”

“Whereas Northumberland County supports action to increase the supply of housing for Ontarians and specifically to address the affordable housing crisis in Ontario; and Whereas The Government of Ontario introduced Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 on October 25, 2022 and the Bill received Royal Assent on November 28, 2022, providing insufficient time for newly elected municipal councils to provide fulsome feedback; and Whereas Municipalities across the province have identified significant financial, environmental, public consultation, and heritage impacts related to the measures identified in Bill 23; and Whereas The proposed change to subsection 2(4) of the Development Charges Act, 1997 to remove “Housing Services” from the list of services that can be funded through development charges would result in the immediate removal of the housing services portion of the Northumberland County Development Charge and result in an estimated funding gap of approximately $17 million over the next 7 years for financing an estimated 250 new affordable units; and Whereas At current building levels, an estimated 27% increase to the County portion of property taxes would be required to maintain planned investments and services, with additional tax implications anticipated for local lower-tier municipalities; Be It Resolved That the Council of the Corporation of the County of Northumberland calls upon the Government of Ontario to pause implementation of Bill 23, and engage in meaningfu

“That County Council, having considered Report 2022-152 ‘2022 Transfer of Funds to Reserve’, refer to the Enactment By-law portion of the agenda the approval of a new by-law to authorize the transfer of funds from the Capital and Operating Accounts into Reserve Accounts.”

“Whereas By-Law 05-97 ‘Being a By-law to adopt the Recommendation #1, a Step Forward: The Final Report of the Reorganization Committee’, outlines the weighted vote allocation for Member Municipalities for the purposes of a recorded vote; and Whereas By-law 05-97 is based on a repealed act, being the Municipal Act, 1990 rather than the current Municipal Act, 2001, which creates a procedural issue that must be addressed; Be It Resolved That County Council refer to the Enactment By-law portion of the agenda the approval of a new by-law to continue the composition of County Council, to prescribe the number of votes given to each Member Municipality and to repeal By-law 05-97.”

"That County Council adopt the 2023 Calendar - Standing Committees and Council."

“That County Council, having considered Report 2022-154 'Appointment of Council Members to Standing Committees of Council', appoint the following Standing Committee Chairs and Members to Northumberland County’s six Standing Committees of Council:  Community Health Committee o Chair – Councillor Hankivsky o Committee Members – Councillor Cleveland and Warden Martin  Corporate Support Committee o Chair – Councillor Crate o Committee Members – Councillor Jibb and Warden Martin  Economic Development, Tourism, and Land Use Planning Committee o Chair – Deputy Warden Ostrander o Committee Members – Councillor Crate and Warden Martin  Finance and Audit Committee o Chair – Councillor Cleveland o Committee Members – Deputy Warden Ostrander and Warden Martin  Public Works Committee o Chair – Councillor Jibb o Committee Members – Councillor Logel and Warden Martin  Social Services Committee o Chair – Councillor Logel o Committee Members – Councillor Hankivsky and Warden Martin.”

"That Council table (lay on the table) Item 12.g (I)."

"That Council take from the table item 12.g (I)."

12.g. (I) “That the Council of the Corporation of the County of Northumberland appoint the following Members of Council to the below listed advisory groups / boards for the 2022-2026 Term of Council:  Brighton Landfill Liaison Committee – Deputy Warden Ostrander  Canadian Association of Nuclear Host Communities – Councillor Cleveland  Community Safety and Well-Being Collaborative Committee – Councillor Cleveland  Northumberland County Agricultural Advisory Group – Councillor Jibb  Northumberland Forest Advisory Committee – Warden Martin  Ontario Health Team of Northumberland (OHT-N) Governance Advisory Council – Warden Martin."

12.g. (II) “That the Council of the Corporation of the County of Northumberland appoint Deputy Warden Ostrander and Councillor Logel the Northumberland County Housing Corporation Board of Directors for the 2022-2026 Term of Council.”

12.g (III) “That the Council of the Corporation of the County of Northumberland appoint Councillor Crate, Councillor Logel, and Councillor Hankivsky to the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit Board for the 2022-2026 Term of Council.”

“That County Council receive Report 2022-156 ‘ESO – Interdev Outage Update’ for information.”

"That By-law 43-2022 being a By-law to Authorize the Transfer of Funds from the Capital and Operating Accounts into Reserve Accounts be introduced, deemed to be read a first, second and third time, passed, signed and sealed this 14th day of December, 2022."

"That By-law 44-2022 being a By-law to Continue the Composition of County Council, to Prescribe the Number of Votes Given to Each Member Municipality and to Repeal By-law 05-97 be introduced, deemed to be read a first, second and third time, passed, signed and sealed this 14th day of December, 2022."

"That this Council proceed with the next portion of the meeting being closed to the public at 2:00 p.m.; and Further That the meeting is closed to the public as permitted under the Municipal Act Section 239 (2.d) in order to address matters pertaining to labour relations or employee negotiations involving Northumberland County CUPE 1203 Collective Bargaining, and that Jennifer Moore, Lisa Ainsworth, Denise Marshall, Maddison Mather, Matthew Stergios, and Cheryl Sanders remain present; and Further That the meeting is closed to the public as permitted under the Municipal Act Section 239 (2.h) in order to address matters pertaining to information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality by another level of government regarding funding, and that Jennifer Moore, Lisa Horne, Rebecca Carman, Maddison Mather, Matthew Stergios, and Cheryl Sanders remain present; and Further That the meeting is closed to the public as permitted under the Municipal Act Section 239 (2.c) in order to address matters pertaining to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by Northumberland County (Community and Social Services), and that Jennifer Moore, Lisa Horne, Rebecca Carman, Maddison Mather, Matthew Stergios, and Cheryl Sanders remain present; and Further That the meeting is closed to the public as permitted under the Municipal Act Section 239 (2.c) in order to address a second matter pertaining to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by Northumberland

"That this Council rise from Closed Session at 3:42 p.m.; and Further That the confidential resolution moved in Closed Session regarding labour relations or employee negotiations involving Northumberland County CUPE 1203 Collective Bargaining is hereby

"That By-law 45-2022 being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of County Council held on December 14, 2022 be introduced, be deemed to be read a first, second and third time, be passed, signed and sealed."

"That Council adjourn at 3:45 p.m."